construction
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While employment in home construction has declined, the opposite is taking place among commercial builders.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Badea said he was recruited to come to London by Constantin "Bebe" Matache and Catalin Dumitru to work in construction, and was promised £3,000 per month, but the work never materialised.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The healthcare sector also created 47,000 new jobs; and the construction sector posted modest job gains for the third month in a row.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In addition to cities, the state already requires stormwater permits for construction sites, roads and certain industrial plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For the past two years, Kermit had been working in South America, where he was currently supervising the construction of bridges for the Anglo Brazilian Iron Company.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing construction
Engineering - Introductory
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Engineering - Middle School
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